Barren-ground caribou, Dolphin and Union population, management plan 2017: document information

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Species at Risk Act
Management Plan Series

Adopted under Section 69 of SARA

Management Plan for the Dolphin and Union Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in Canada: Adoption of the Management Plan for the Dolphin and Union Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut [Proposed] - 2017
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Environment and Climate Change Canada. 2017. Management Plan for the Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus ), Dolphin and Union population, in Canada: Adoption of the Management Plan for the Dolphin and Union Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut [Proposed]. Species at Risk Act Management Plan Series. Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa. 2 parts, 3 pp. + 102 pp.

For copies of the management plan or for additional information on species at risk, including the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) Status Reports, residence descriptions, action plans, and other related recovery documents, please visit the Species at Risk (SAR) Public Registry.

Cover photo: © Kim Poole

Également disponible en français sous le titre

« Plan de gestion du caribou de la toundra (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) population Dolphin-et-Union au Canada : adoption du plan de gestion du caribou de Dolphin-et-Union (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi) dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut [Proposition] »

Under the Accord for the Protection of Species at Risk (1996), the federal, provincial, and territorial governments agreed to work together on legislation, programs, and policies to protect wildlife species at risk throughout Canada.

In the spirit of cooperation of the Accord, the Management Plan for the Dolphin and Union Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut was prepared jointly by the Government of Nunavut and the Government of the Northwest Territories, in cooperation with the Government of Canada and co-management partners. The Government of Canada adopts this management plan (Part 2) under section 69 of the Species at Risk Act (SARA). Environment and Climate Change Canada has included a federal addition (Part 1) which completes the SARA requirements for a management plan.

The federal management plan for the Barren-ground Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus), Dolphin and Union populationFootnotei , in Canada consists of two parts:

Part 1 – Federal Addition to the Management Plan for the Dolphin and Union Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, prepared by Environment and Climate Change Canada.

Part 2 – Management Plan for the Dolphin and Union Caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus x pearyi) in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, prepared by the Government of the Northwest Territories – Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Government of Nunavut – Department of Environment, in cooperation with the Government of Canada – Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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